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A charming illustration by Mabel Lucie Attwell, of Hans Christian Andersen’s fairy tale, The Wild Swans. The story of a plucky, resourceful princess who saves her 11 brothers who have been turned into swans by a spell cast by their wicked stepmother.

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"That poor little ugly duckling
Went wandering far and near
But at every place they said to his face
Now get out, get out, get out of here
And he went with a quack and a waddle and a quack."
🖼️Theo van Hoytema / 📔Andersen /🎵 Danny Kaye

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2023-03-07

“…and the headsman cut off her feet with the red shoes on them; but even after this the shoes still danced away with those little feet over the fields, and into the deep forests.”

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"The Snowman" by Hans Christian Andersen—a tale of a snowman falling in love with a stove—is believed to be inspired by the author's two-year love affair with ballet dancer Harald Scharff. Andersen's attempts to rekindle the relationship were unsuccessful.

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Hans Christian Andersen was bullied for his looks as a child, & speculated to be an illegitimate son of a prince. These factors are believed to have inspired "The Ugly Duckling," a tale in which a duckling deemed ugly discovers he's been a swan the whole time.

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Scholars have speculated that the titular character of "The Snow Queen" was based on Hans Christian Anderson's unrequited love, Swedish opera singer Jenny Lind. The portrayal of the Queen as cold-hearted & malevolent could be inspired by Lind rejecting him.

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Gerda & the Reindeer by Edmund Dulac, 1911. A talking reindeer helps young Gerda in her quest to find her friend Kai, who is being held captive by the Snow Queen. Gerda rides on the reindeer to the far north, finds the Snow Queen’s palace & rescues Kai.

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❄️👑❄️The Snow Queen, by Hans Christian Andersen - a magical tale of how the brave and resourceful Gerda embarks on an epic quest to find and rescue her dearest friend Kai, who has been stolen away by a beautiful but cruel Enchantress.

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2023-03-01

‘The Princess on the Glass Hill’ is a beautiful & lesser known Norwegian fairy tale collected by Jørgen Moe and Peter Christen Asbjørnsen. I love the illustrations that were done for it over the years

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Thread: In Belarus, when storytellers want to emphasise that something happened long time ago, they would say "in the old days, when people kept snakes in their houses"...

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Legend has it that there is a breathtakingly beautiful crystal glass castle atop Nanga Parbat. It is home to the fairies.
To protect their home and their secrets, those who try to scale the peak meet their death.

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Few mountain beasts are as terrifying as the terrible Roc, whose home can range from China to Madagascar, the deserts and the mountains. Only the largest of beasts is its prey, but for its babies, humans are ample enough.

🖼: EJ Detmold

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- When the Aesir were tired of Loki's need of attention and never-ending tricks causing problems, he fled into the mountains where he built a castle of rocks.
From there, he kept watch in all directions and saw any approaching enemy. https://t.co/HuPjm51SII

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2023-02-28

The Roc/Rukh is a monsterous bird that can lift elephants into the sky & makes several appearances in the 1,001 Arabian Nights.
Art by Edward Julius Detmold
Plate from The Arabian Nights, 'The Roc Which Fed Its Young On Elephants.'

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The mountain carries a meaning of transcendence, being a sacred space of wisdom & learning. In tales, the mountain is often climbed by the hero who will then meet at the summit either an old woman, a sage, or an animal - the agents of his magical initiation.

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'Anya was not fond of the dark, or shadows, or of the sense of unease that grew whenever she let the flickering brightness dance.'
-The Shadows


https://t.co/zej4K6SvWG
by Elin Manon

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"..a fantasy scene for the costume party. Since Digger found the treasure chest,
he dressed as a pirate."
https://t.co/Fff20zVR24

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To live is to war with trolls in heart and soul. To write is to sit in judgement on oneself.

~Henrik Johan Ibsen, Peer Gynt
In the Hall of the Mountain King

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Everyone could use a trio of enormous dogs to serve them, like the ones in my telling of The Tinderbox.

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